Tag: Sausage

Some days when the wind is cold and bitting with no sun in sight I know making a hearty pasta dish is just perfect comfort food for dinner. All the ingredients for my Baked Penne I purchased at Trader Joe’s except I made my own Pomodoro sauce. Trader Joe’s has a tasty prepared Pomodoro sauce which will cut down the time to make an easy home cooked meal. Put the casserole together the night before and bake for dinner the next day. Delicious, easy and a quick home cooked meal!

I don’t know about you but when the temperature drops I need delicious stick to your ribs food. Warm filling spicy food to raise the my body temperature. I make filling stews that are high on taste but low on fats and calories! No need to pack on the extra pounds during the cold winter months. I used chicken sausage and Del Monte petite diced tomatoes with no salt added to cut down on fat and salt.

Served over Italian bread!

2 tablespoon olive oil

5 chicken sausage about 1 pound

4 anchovy fillets packed in oil, drained

4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

1 large onion, thinly sliced

1 can(14.5 oz) petite diced tomatoes, I like Del Monte with no salt

1/2 cup red wine

2 teaspoons Tuscan Sunset blend from Penzys

1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1/2 cup cut up Parmesan rind

sea salt

black pepper

Italian bread

grated Parmesan cheese

In a large Dutch oven over medium heat cook sausage until browned about 5 minutes on each side. Remove sausage and set aside to use later. You can either slice the sausage into 2 inch pieces or leave whole. I leave the sausage whole, the choice is yours. Cook anchovies, and garlic, stirring occasionally, until garlic is soft and anchovies are dissolved, about 4 minutes. Add onions. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is very soft and golden brown, 6–8 minutes. Add diced tomatoes, wine, red pepper flakes, and Tuscan Sunset. Reduce heat to a simmer.